In a hot market, when you are brand new, it's hard to get the right guys to pay attention to you when they are flush with business from the investors they have relationships with. 

The tenant responded, "when I flush, a little water comes out at the bottom."

Most of the one's that can't really afford it are flushed out early in the process.. either they go to the first pitch and then come to  a place like BP and get talked out of going further or just do the 3 day event and either think its not worth it or have the sense enough not to go further in debt.

The 2008 financial crisis flushed the real estate industry into the toilets.

At the end of the ordeal, she flushed several thousand dollars down the drain in fees and he only wanted more fees to help her get out of it.

In both instances a small trickle at each flushing, which is likely the case with most failures, will never flow out where it can be seen.

Time is money and flushes cost 10 cents.There are soft drinks available at restaurants?

That wasn't really a consideration, but the flush sides were.

I worked for a property management company in Atlanta during college and a tenant, facing eviction, decided to take it upon himself to flush Quikrete down all of the toilets and sinks and showers throughout the house. 

I am able to see major issues, but I don't take temperature of the cool air coming off the vent, I don't flush every toilet or turn on every faucet, nor do I actually run the dishwasher, or dryer etc...my inspection is visual.